The annual salary statistics of sewing machine operators in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage information of sewing machine operators in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $27,460 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $27,460 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $30,730 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $35,470 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $39,390 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for sewing machine operators in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $39,390. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $30,730. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,460.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of sewing machine operators from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $30,730 | 4.26% | 23.46% |
| 2021 | $29,420 | 5.61% | - |
| 2020 | $27,770 | -3.96% | - |
| 2019 | $28,870 | 2.91% | - |
| 2018 | $28,030 | -1.18% | - |
| 2017 | $28,360 | -3.31% | - |
| 2016 | $29,300 | 8.12% | - |
| 2015 | $26,920 | 7.13% | - |
| 2014 | $25,000 | 9.12% | - |
| 2013 | $22,720 | -3.52% | - |
| 2012 | $23,520 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $30,730 in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is in the middle of salary range for sewing machine operators in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of sewing machine operators in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is 33.5 percent (33.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Glens Falls and 37.2 percent (37.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying New York-White Plains-Wayne.